Course Content and Outcome Guide for FP 232 Effective Summer 2015

Course Number:

FP 232

Course Title:

Fire App Driver/Operator II

Credit Hours:

2

Lecture Hours:

10

Lecture/Lab Hours:

20

Lab Hours:

0

Special Fee:

Course Description

Covers practical procedures, techniques, and safety precautions used during apparatus operations. Includes the history and development of fire apparatus capabilities, pump construction, procedures for operation and hydraulic formulas used to calculate flow requirements. Knowledge and skills acquired during classroom instruction will be applied in drill ground operations. Prerequisite: FP 200.

Addendum to Course Description

This course is transferable to a degree program in Fire Service Administration at Western Oregon University or Eastern Oregon University.

Course Activities and Design

The material in this course will be presented in a lecture, demonstration and practical application format. Other instructional methods including guest speakers, demonstrations, simulations, and presentations may be employed.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

At the beginning of the course, the instructor will discuss the methods used to evaluate student performance and progress and the criteria for assigning a course grade. A course syllabus will be provided. Assessment methods may include one or more of the following: examinations, quizzes, simulations, demonstrations, and classroom participation.

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

Describe Different types of pump construction, principles of pump design, operation, capabilities, power transfer, water supply, and procedures for trouble shooting to correct operational problems.

Define terminology used in fire service hydraulics and demonstrate written and field hydraulic formula calculations.

Demonstrate procedures for pumping with fire service apparatus during multi-engine operations and identify apparatus gauges and control devices.